Selector mechanism for registers



Jan. 1o, 192s. 1,555,551

G. F. ROOKE SELECTOR MECHANISM FOR REGISTERS Filed July e, 1922 2 Sheets-shut 1 Jam l0, 1928.

G. F. ROOKE SELECTOR MECHANISM FOR REGISTERS Filed July 6, 1922 2 Sheets-V-Sheet 2 [727/672207 Geog@ F3002?. @Mft HW Patented Jan. ld, 1928. i

NETED STATES PAT it? @.FFCE..

GEORGE F. ROOKE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSGNGR T BOKE AUTO- MATC REGISTER CQfIPANY, SF PROVIDENCE, RHODE SLANE, A CGRPORATION OF MAINE.

SELECTOR MECHANISM EGP., EEGISTERS.

Application filed July 6, 1922.

The present' invention relates to machines for registering unit articles or various sortsor qualities, or the values ot such articles, and the embodiment of it herein disclosed is particularly adapted and designed for use with portable fare registers ot the type disclosed in my prior patents granted February l1, i919, and numbered respectively 1,294,307 and 1,294,308. rlhe registers disclosed in said patents are provided With tvvo counters, one of which is operated Whenever al coin or ticket is placed in the machine, 1vhile the other is operated only when a coin or ticket ot a specific dimension is received. The mechanism which drives the second counter is made active, or caused to remain inactive,

.by means of arm which is engaged by the circumference of the coin or ticket after the latter has been grippedby the grippers and has been propelled a certain distance by the carriage Wit-h which the machine is provided tor gripping and propelling the ticket. rlhe arm above referred to is called a selector and is one embodiment ot generic selector means for controlling` the mode of action of a counter according to the value et a characteristic dimension ot the coin or other article which may be placed in the machine.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a selector mechanism of such a character and in such a position that it may be positioned immediately upon insertion of the article into the machine and prior to the initiation orn the movements which eventually cause operation or" that counter, the operation of which is affected by the dimension oi" the article. Another object is tov prevent dishonest setting ot the selector mechanism in such a way as to tally a lovver value than that ascribed to the inserted article. or conversely to tail to tally the value of the article. Yvhen, as is generally the case with machines of the character referred to. the purpose of the register is merely to tally the value of the articles inserted, or count the number ot articles ot diterent values, and not to retain them in a locked receptacle from vvhich the custodian ot the machine or other attendant, is excluded, the custodian or attendant, is exposed to the temptation of so placing the selector that the article et' lar-rei` value, when its characless than that ot an urn tesis-i, e dimension Serial No. 573,131.

ticle of smaller value, will not register its full value; and this invention has for its purpose to prevent a dishonest tally being so made.

Although I have here particularly referred to coins and tickets, l Wish it to be understood that this reference is for illustration and does not indicate any limitation in the utility or scope of the invention as to theparticular articles tallied. lVithin the meaning or" the term ticket I include any standard coins, or tokens having an arbitrary value for counting purposes. Such tickets may be circular disks orn metal, or

vthey may have other shapes or be made of other materials. So far as the principles oi the invention are concerned, the essential factor is that the tickets or articles of Whatever value, Whether that value is standard or arbitrary for a particular purpose, should di!"1 er from one another in one dimension. The selector mechanism is actuated or controller b v the surfaces ot the article at the limits oi this dimension, and controls the registering or tallying means so that the tally is made in proportion to the value orc the particular controlling article.

The particular embodiment of means for accomplishing the above named objects consists of a pair of members vvhich tor the purpose ot convenient identification in this description, but Without limiting intent, I call selector lingers, arranged to receive between them the article inserted for tallying in the register, and coupled to infiuence the registering mechanism according to their position as governed by the dimension ot the inserted article. Such fingers are mounted in a floating manner, that is, in such fashion that they are freely movable and when either is moved by force applied to it alone, the other is moved to substantially the same distance in the same direction, but, in order to change the distance between them, both must be pressed upon or obstructed at the same time by forces acting iny relatively opposite directions. Since, when in use, the machine is entirely enclosed in a protective casing which prevents access to the lingers except by the article to be tallied, inserted through the entrance in the casing provided for its recep A this means that, practicallv', the fingers .I be spaced apart only by sul-b. article5 by me.

Such fingers and associated means tor controlling the registering mechanism constitute the present invention. rlhe embodiment ot such invention herein illustrated is appliedv for controlling tivo independent counters ina machine Which, except for the invention involved in such selector mechanism is the invention ot llfalter S. Johnson and is disclosed in'applications filed by him on February l0, 1922, and serially numbered 535,571 and 535,572, and is not claimed It is .to be understood that the principles andv scope ot the invention are not limited to the specilic embodiment shown and described in this sgeciiication and that, theretore, Vin describino' such embodiment my intention is VtoV disclose one of the operative meansfor utilizine' the invention, and that the same principles may be applied in other forms and in other environments Within the scope ot the protection which l here claim.V Hoivever, since the machine in which the invention is shown as being applied in the present specification is a portable register adapted to be used by a collector to receive cash fares or equivalent tickets from passengers on a public conveyance, and tor `similar purposes, l ivill generally in the following specification refer' to the operator ot the machine as the-collector and to the person who depositsthe coin, ticket, and so Y torth, as the passenger, for convenience ot Vdescription and subgect to the toreffoing' stateineiits'regarding the scope ot the invenion.

In the drawingmf Figure l is a front elevation ot the particular register ret'erred to, suoli elevation showing only the Working parts and omitting the enveloping casing' by which such AWorking parts are enclosed and protected iu the actual use ot the machine.V

Figure 2 is an elevation ot the selector mechanism and counter operating means separated trom those parts of the machine Which in Figure l obscure such mechanism.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing' the parts registration has been eiiected.

Figure e is view of the same parts shown in Figure 2 but in the same position as indicated in Figure 3.

Lilie reference characters designate the saine parts Wherever they occur in all the iigures.

lt Will be understood that the entire machine hereinatter described, is enclosed in a protective casing, When-in condition for use, as are the machines shown in the' before mentioned prior patents. rlhe Vcasing' is omitted from these drawings vin order to simplify them; but the skilled mechanic or designer will readily understand under the teachingot saidprior patents, in what maniii the position after present inve ner such casings may be fashioned and ap-l plied to machines ot body/'ing' this invention.

The numeral l represents a relatively7 stationary trame Which comprises members forming a substantially rectangular outline, and iront and rear plates secured thereto. The parts numbered 2, 3 ande represent tivo side bars and the transverse top member ot a carriage vvliich is arranged to reciprocate in suitable guideivays iii the trame. To 'this vcarriageV is attached a traction stud or pin 5V to which is coupled a tape or equivalent pulling member 6 Wrapped around a. barrel 7 Whichiis pivoted on a pivot stud 8 secured to the trame Vand contains Va spring 9.

various designs em- .lie JAfunction ot the spring, barrel and tape is to dranT the carriage suddenly trom the position in ivhici it is shoivnni' Figure l,

this being the set or potentiallyT operative position, to a diiierent position represented in ligur 3. The carriage is latched in the QL it' nlt1ltl`1teltb cet posi ion anc ne a cris aoapec ol e 'released by a tripper shown by dotted lines 12a, Which lies Just Within the slot, or

entrance opening, provided in the casing to receive the inserted ticlret, andis in `unlmichedfThe parts just mentioned are.

substantially like tne means disclosed in my prior Patent' No. L29-LEGS tor setting, latching, and tripping the carriage and for gripping and releasing' the tickets, Wherefore they are not tully illustrated herein, but reterence is directed to said pr'or patent for explanation olthe subject-matter thus omitted.

f rl-lie tivo counters tor registering or tallying the values of tickets are shown at 25'and 26. rlhese` may b any suitable sort of counters having number indicating mechanism, ot Which thmv ot the counter 25 is operatedby a pinion 2T and that ot the counter 26 is operated by a shaft 28 carrying an arm 29. Pinion 2T meshes with a dri-Jinggear Wheel 30 having a hub 30qu mounted on a stud 3l tired to Vdriven by driving paii'l 33 pivoted upon a paivl carrier 32 which turns about the stud '31. A pin 87 connected to the paivl carrier,

in av manner Which is not material to the on, projects to the rear et suoli carrier Vttor the purpose ot receiving driving impulses from the carriage. A

Such driving impulses are applied by the traction stud 5 of the carriage through acam lever s() Vor driver and a transmission member or pl ill, such plate beingpivoted to the lever oy a pin 42, and the le ver being piv- Y the trame, and such gear Wheel is.

vsuch position that the ticket, on being lin-V Y sorted in such slot, trips 'the latch and releases the carriage. also positioned gust lle oted to the trame on a pin 42a. The traetion pin ot' the carriage travels in a slot 43 of the lever, the lower end of which slot is ot- Set so as to act as a cam when the carriage approaches the end ot its travel, to displace the lever and transmission plate from the position shown in Figures l and 2 to that shown in Figures 3 and 4.

The counter is adapted to tally tickets of different values in terms of a unit value and multiples thereof, wherefore the transmission plate 41 is provided with a series ot' opposed abutments adapted to be selectively placed in operative relation with the pin 37. Placement oi the various abutments in operative relation is eliiected by the selector mechanism of this invention. Those abutments which operate the driving pawl in driving the counter are designated 45, 46 and 47, While the opposed abutment, which returns the pawl to starting position, is shown at- 44. The abutments 45. 46 and 47 are diflerently distant from the abutment 44 in order to provide for different amounts of lost motion when respectively placed in operative relation with the pin 37. rlhe abutment 46 operates when a ticket ot smallest value is inserted and gives only enough movement to the driving pawl to cause tallying of one unit; while the abutment 47, permitting a shorter lost motion, gives a greater movement to the counter so as to register two or more units; and the abutment 45, providing no lost motion, gives the maximum actuation to the counter and soV causes registration of the highest multiple of the unit value which that counter is adapted to register. Besides tl e abutments there is notch 48 permitting lost motion great enough to consume the entire movement ot' theptransmission plate without operating t-he counter; thus permitting the counter 25 to remain inoperative when a ticket of the denomination which operates the other counter 26 is inserted.

The operating arm 29 of the counter 26 is oscillated under control ot' .the selective mechanism, to actuate this counter, when the l counter 25 remains inoperative; and convversely it remains inoperative when counter 25 is operated. A transmission member or coupling 49 is pivoted to the cam lever 40 at 5() and has a pin 5l which enters an opening 52 in lever 29. Part ot the opening 52 is relatively wide and another part is narrow, and the pin 5l is shifted into one part or the ther by the selector mechanism. When in the narrow part of the opening it actuates the counter, and when in the wide part thereof it imparts no motion thereto.

The selector mechanism for controlling the transmission members 41 and 49 in the manner and Vto the end ab ve indicated, and in which my present invention is embodied,

comprises a pair of floating fingers 57 'and` 58, a selector 59, and a selector lock 60. The selector as developed in the embodiment here illustrated is a bar or plate having slots 6l through which pass two supporting pins 62, 63, iixed to the base, on which the selector rests and over which it is retained by a retainer 64 suitably interlocked with the pins. This selector is thus adapted to slide endvvise. It is normally retained at one end of its movement by a spring 65 surrounding the hub a ot the driving gear 30 and reacting on a fired stud 66. The selector is coupled With the transmission plate 4l by a pin 69 on the latter which enters an upright slot 68 in the former. According as the selector is moved to a greater or less extent from the normal position it places the abutment 45, or 46 or 47, or the notch 48, in line with the actuating pin 37 and it is retained in either of these positions by the selector lock coacting with one or another of the teeth or projections 70 on the selector. lWhen in that extreme position which makes the counter 25 inoperative, by putting notch 48 in line with pin 37, the selector puts the transmission coupling 49 in position to operate the counter 26, through engagement or" a lug 7l on the selector with an abutment 99 on said transmission coupling, as will be apparent by comparing' Figures l and 3.

rllhe floating fingers o7 and 58 are arranged at opposite sides of the entrance passage in which the ticket is inserted. lilhen the machine is enclosed within its protecting casing, in condition for use, these lingers are just within the entrance slot of the casing and near opposite ends thereof and in a position to be engaged'by the ticket before the latter trips the carriage. Normally they are separated from one another by a distance substantially equal to the width of the smallest ticketor coin which the machine is intended to receive, and they are adapted to be spread more widely apart by a ticket ot larger dimension. The finger 57 is carried by lever 72 which is pivoted to the trame on a stud 73 and has a second arm 74. The finger 58 is carried by an arm 75 which is pivoted to the trame on a stud 76. Such. arm 75 and lever arm 74 are connected to one another and to the selector slide by a lever 77 pivoted to the arm 75 by a pin 73. to the selector slide by a pin 79, and to the lever arm 74 by a piu SO. Slots 8l and 82 are cui in the lever 77 to receive the pins 79 and 8() and to permit endvvise movement of such pins relatively to the lever on account ot' the divergence otthe paths wherein such pins and the contiguous parts of thc lever move. New, if the lingers spread apart Jfrom their position oi closest approach, that shown in Figure l, the lever 77 gives to the selector bar 59 a movement which is substantially equal to the increase in distance between the fingers (in the construction her lill) llO Gil

shown) and may be greater or less than this distance, according as the'pin 8O is placed nearer' to the pin 7 8 or nearer to the pin T 9. @ne important feature of this mechanism is the fact that it enables the increments of `movement given to the selector by the tickets of progressively increasing widths to `be great enough for accurately placing and locking the selector soas to tally correctly the values of the various tickets. To explain further l may sav that inmany instances, and particularly v5. ere it is desired to cause the same register to tally a. relatively large number of tickets of dierent values, including standard coins. the permissible chier- .ences in diaineter'between some of the'cioins and flets in theV seriesv iS.' very small; at least so small vaste make dimcult thelcorrect positioning'and seciiring of the selector if theY corresponding step inthe movement given'to the latter were less than thedifterencefbetwe'en the'tickets. "The construction of finger control just" described obviates this diciilty by enabling the movement given to the selector bar to be equal to, or even greater than, the difference between the successive tickets, thus enabling the complemental locking teeth of the selector and lock to be wide .enough for adequate strength and placed far enough apartrto ensure correct positioning and locking in the time available for Athat function when the machine operates. lnasmuch as the transmission lever '77 is pivoted to both finger levers, the saine resultant movement is given to vthe selector bar, whether the spreading movement between the Yngers is accomplishedV by the movement of either finger alone away from the other, or of both fingers in relatively opposite directions at the same time.

lThe spring 65 which acts on the selector, as previously desc 1ibed, constantly tends to return the fingers to their position of closest approach, and retainstheminthis position at all times except when they are spread apart by a wider ticket.

lf pressure is applied to either of the fingers alone away from the other, and the latter is not restrained at the same time`r both fingers move together through siibste-.iitialiy the same distance, because then the pivot T9 is a stationary fulcrum and the levei 7.77 becomes a means for transmitting movement from one finger to the other. Under conditions of userit is impossible forthe distance between the ngers to be increased otheiavise thanby simultaneous pressure of the insertedv ticket against both fingers, owingto the fact that the casing prevents blocking or restraint of either finger by other means. That is, it is impossible for a dishonest collector, or a person paying a fare and being in collusion with the collector, to increase the spreading of the fingers by pressing the ticketl against one finger alonee leasen tion to do this occurs when a machine is set for` registering lnickel five cent pieces and silver dimes, or any-other case in which the coin-or ticket of larger diameter has the Y lower value, and if the fingers could be thus placed by a dishonest operator, so that they would besprea'd apartto the width of tlie lower value piece when the smaller piece (of higher value is inserted, opportunity for fraud would be given. A Y

It will be noted hat the fingers project above the ticket grippers 22 andy above the latch tripper 12d, from which it follows that the selectorfinechanism is 'setin' accordance Awith the 'eine of theticket before the carherein illustrated as the operative 'environment of my said invention. The carriage is first put in the position shown in Figiire 1,

which may be called the kset position, by the action-of a plungeror rack bar l5 operating through mechanism substantially like that described in said patent; and it is retained in such position by a latch. VIn that position the tape 6 is drawn away from the drum S andthe spring 9 is put `under tension. At that time the driving stud 5 occupies the upper'end of the slot e?) in the lever 40, holdingsaid cam lever 49- in its raised position, and also occupies a notch y85 in the aiiii 83, allowing thev spring 92 of the selector lock 60 to hold said lock in the inoperative position in respect to the selector 59. `lllli'en a ticket is placed in the entrance slot of the machine, it passes between the fingers 57 and `hfirst spreading said fingers apart, if its diameter is wider than the normal minimum distance between the fingers, and then displacing the latch tripper 12a. Saidlatcli tripper acts in the manner described in said Patent No, 1,294,308 to release the carriage,

`which is now moved downward by the pul of the spring 9. In this movement of the carriage the giippers 22 or the levers i8 are caused by mechanism essentially like that shown in said prior patent to grip tlieticket' and carry it with the carriage. Y

llVith the'first part of this'inoveineiit. the driving stud 5 swings the arm 83 .of the'selector lock to the left (withrespect toftliese drawings)f by pressing against the lower edge ofthe notch 85 and in so 'doing swings `the lock 60 into connection with that oneof the teeth 7 O which-hasl been placed according to the separation of the selector fingers in position to be engaged with the lock,

the last part of the travel et riage, the stud enters the oii'set part of slot 43 and moves the cam lev r l0 downward, thereby causing an addition to be madey upon either the counter 25 ory the Vcounter 26, according to whether one or the other ot the transmission members al or a9 has been made operative by the selector mechanism. It ie Selector mechanism has been placerL or leilr in such a position that the counter.l if operated, either of three different additions are tallied thereon according as the abutment 45, or 46, or 47 has been placed in position to act on the pin 37.

I desire to state that my invention and the protection which I claim for it are not limited to the details ot construction or or" coaction with the counting mechanism here shown. Neither is the broad invention limited to the case in which the fingers are normally at the minimum distance apart and are spread to a greater distance by ticlrets orn all except the smallest width. @n the contrary it is within my contemplation to provide, and I have provided, means by which the equivalent of the lingers here shown'are normally arranged at the greatest distance apart and are released, so as to spring togetherwhen a ticket is inserted, whereby to set the mechanism correctly for ticlrets ot less than the greatest width.

What I claim and desire to ters Patent is:

l. In a register adapted to receive articles diering Jfrom one another in a characteristic dimension and comprising aV counter and means for operating said counter when such an article is put into the register, a selective mechanism including relatively movable connected members, Whichare also movable in unison in the same direction as their relative movement, arrangedand operable to engage said articles at opposite ends of such characteristic dimension for controlling the mode of action or" said counter operatingmeans.

2. In a. register, the combination with selector-'fingers between which an inserted article is passed, said lingers being arranged to engage the: surfaces ofi such article at opposite ends oi one of its dimensions and mounted for movement in unison and also relatively to one another in opposite directions transverse to the entrance path ot such an article, of counting means, counter-operating mechanism adapted to be variously set, and means operated by a change in the distance apart of said fingers from one another to set said operating means in accordance with thev dimension of the inserted article.

3. In a register having counting mechanism and means for operating the same adapted to be set in diiierent adjustments, a selective vmechanism for setting said operating mechanism and including a pair ot iioating lingers between which the article to be registered is inserted, and connections opersecure by Letated by relative movement only between said lingers for so adjusting said operating mechanism.

il. In a register having counting mechanism and means Yfor opeiatingy the same adapted to be set in different adjustments, a selective mechanism for setting said operating mechanism and including a pair oi iioating fingers between which the article to. be registered is inserted, and connections operated by relative movement only between said lingers for so adjusting said oie ating mechanism, said fingers being so arranged that movement imparted to one ot them alone causes approximately equal movement in the same direction of the other.

'5. In a register, a selector mechanism consisting of fingers arranged to receive an insertedarticle between them and being pivotally mounted, a lever connected to both of said lingers in such manner that movement imparted to one linger alone causes lsubstantially equal movement in the same direction to be imparted to the other, and separation or approach of the fingers with respect to one another causes a different movement to be given to said lever, counting means, and controlling means operated by the lastnamed movement of said lever causing a diiierence in the mode of action vol1 said counting mechanism according to the distance of the fingers apart from one another.

V6; A selector mechanism for a register comprising-ngers located atopposite sides of the path in which an article 'to be tallied is Vinserted in the register, means supporting said lingers with provision for their free movement from side to side in their common plane, a lever pivotally connected with both fingers at separated points, and a shift-able selector yconnected to said lever at a third point.' n

` 7. In a register, a selector mechanism comprising pivotally mounted arms adapted to roch about substantially parallel aires, iingers carried by said arms and arrangedv on opposite sides of the passage in which article to be tallied by the register is inserted, one or" said arms having a second arm, a lever pivoted tothe other ot the firstnamed arms'and to said second arm, and a seletor pivotally connected to said lever and lbeing movable in a prescribed path.

8. In a register havinga passage forv insert-ion of articles differing from one another in a characteristic dimension, the combination with counting means and operating means therefor variously placeable in difierent settings, of a selector mechanism for placing Vsaid operating means in differentpo'sitions according to the characteristic dimension ot the various articles and comprising a selector movable in a prescribed path and engaging said op :ating means, lingers arranged to embrace the inserted article at the ends of the characteristic dimension thereof', and connections between said fingers and said selector constructed to shift the latter when the distance between the fingers is altered, and canse movement substantially in kunisonof the fingers, without shifting said selector, when movement causing force is applied to either finger alone l 9. InV a register having a passage for insertion of articles differing from one another in a characteristic dimension, ythe eombina! tion with coiinting means andvoperating means therefor variously placeable in dif# ferent settings7 of a selector mechanisfintor placing said operating means in dilerent positions :recording to the characteristic. dimension of lthe variotis articles Vand compris# inginovably mounted fingers arranged to einbroe the y:inserted article at the ends of the characteristic Vdimension thereof, and a eoiiplin'g membery 'having :Conner-tions with said fingers and with said operating means, so arranged that movement of the fingers toward or away from one another caiises alterationin the placement of said nieans, but movement imparted to eitlier finger alone tially in liinison therewith andzwitliont `displacement of the operating means. y Y

`1'0. In aregisterhaving a passage forgin-` seitio'n of 'articles difieringfroin one another in a characteristic dimension, the combina-l tion with' counting means and operating nieans therefor variously placeable in difier-V ent settings, of a selector Yin iechanisni "for placing said operating means in dierent positions according to the characteristic dimension ofv the various articles 'and 'come vprising pivotally 'motinted fingers adapted to embrace the'ins'erted article atl'thelendfs of the characteristic dimension thereof, fan Y arm rigidly connected `with onefoftlielingers and `'extending toward thef other ngr, and

larcoliplivngmember pivotedg'to Vsaid other enger naar as engaging Yposa and zov 'Said arm t a point near the line between the engaging point and pivot of 'said other Afinger, Ysaid 'coiipling having a pivotal oonnectioii a point which is moved when replative motion between the lingers occurs and is substantially stationary when the fingers move in iinison, said connectioii'being operaiVVV tively arranged to. shift thel operating means.

'11.111 a register` of the character described, the combination with a connten counter driving means and a vselector movable to place lsaid driving means in different settings, lfoi cooperating floating 'selector meinbers be-v tween which the Varticles to be tallied may bepassed, such members being coupled ltogether sopas to'move in iinison when motioncausing force is applied to either lof thein Y and being relatively movable together and 'apart so as to engage opposite points causes movement of the other finger' ysubst-ari-V on 'such an "rticle, whereby the "distance between themis gaged'by a dimension of the article7 and connecting inea'ns'kbetween said members 'and selector constructedand arfV ranged to" impart to the selector a movement substantially as great as the movement made by said members. i Y y l 12. A selector mechanism for a register of the character described comprising complement-al members between which an article to be registered is passed,v each ('ifivliicli meinbers is movable towardand away from the other in directions transverse tothe path of tli'e inserted article and is adapted to occupy a position at a distance therefrom equal to a characteristicdimension of sjieh article, a selector coiipled to said me 'bers' so yas to be moved thereby, vs /lien` the distanee' between the members is elanged5 VtliroiighY distancessiibstantially eqnal to such 'changes a lock for holding said :selector in anyone of Va, niimber of different positions,coiinting means', and mechanism for operating said countingmeans placeable in diiereiit posi'- tions by said selector. y

ina register, a pair of members"ai:-V ranged in position for the thirigrto be reg-4 isteredt"A pass between them, said members being freely movable, connecting'means between said members arranged to clansefinovement imparted independently to 'one of the members to be transmittedin approximately equal degree to the other member, anda fseieetive device Coupled to, seid connecting' means in sueh manner to remain statioiii ary when' the members are moved in" and tog'be shifted'` whengeitlier. or both the members :are moved in 'a manner 'to change the distanceV between tlieii;

connecting lever havingja pivotaleonn tion with said Vsecond armv andwitli the' other of the first named arms', a selector in pivotally connected to 4and inovable-bysaid lever. Y y j r 15. A selector mechanism for afregister by are apposite 'e'eef fhilkee- Y meer, said arms having a. Sw e eliY loo

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adapted to be set by an inserted ticket and j comprising members located at opposite 'sides of and adjacent to the yentrance"through which the ticket kto'be registered is'inserted, nieiis supporting said members with provision` for their :tree movement from side to side in their Vcommonvp'laneya'. lever pivotally oom neared wiaiboth' members @separate points, Vwhich points are' 'ina linet'ransv'erse tothe dif'ctions ofv permitted` moveiiieiitfof the members, and a sh'if'table selector connected to saidlei'fer at 'a Vdi'er'ent point.V Y i leahe combination in a Vselective':'iifiechanism for a register of a movable selector element, ticket engaging members arranged to move in directions approximately parallel to the prescribed movements of the selector, and a lever having pivoted points ot Connection with both ticket engaging elements and with said selector, the said pivot points being approximately in a line transverse to the prescribed movements of the selector and ticket engaging members.

l'T. l'n a register the combination with a counter and variable transmission mechanism for operating said counter, of means for setting said transmission mechanism consisting of members between which the ticket is passed in being placed in the machine,

moved as to increase or diminish the distance between them, and operable to move either of said members in approximate unison with the other of said members when pressure tending to move it is applied to one of said members alone.

In testimony whereof have atxed my signature.

GEORGE F. RGOKE. 

